Drover&#39;s whip.



PATBNTED JULY' 7, 1903.

C. R. LOGKWOOD.

DROVERS WHIP.

APPLICATION IILBD AUG. 21, 1901.

H0 HODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented July 7, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES R. LOCKWOOI), OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GUSTAV E. SMITH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DROVERS WHIP.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 733,227, dated. July '7, 1903.

Application filed August 2l, 1901. Serial No. 72,813. (No model.)

To all wwwt t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES R. LocK- WOOD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Drovers lVhips; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention rela-tes in general to whips, and more particularly to that class of whips commonly known as drovers whips.

In whips of the class referred to it is desirable that the lash should swing freely in all directions, and in order to permit this freedom of movement the lash is so secured to the stock as to revolve relatively thereto, thereby allowing the stock to be firmly grasped by the hand without interfering with the free swinging of the lash.

Heretofore various means for rotatably connecting the lash with the stock of drovers whips have been devised-such, for instance, as surrounding the end of the stock with the large end of the lash or locating the large end of the lash within a tubular extension of the end of the stock or fastening a ring to the large end of the lash, which passes through aring swiveled to the end of the stock. These methods of rotatably connecting the lash to the stock have proven unsatisfactory either because the end of the stock soon wears away and breaks the large end of the lash through constant rubbing therewith or else because the connection is too flexible to give the whip the necessary rigidity.

The object of my invention is to produce a whip of the character described in which the lash is rotatably secured to the stock, so as to give sufficient rigidity to the whip as an entirety and at the same time permit the free movement of the lash while the stock is held tightly without wearing away the lash through direct engagement with the stock.

A further object of my invention is to provide a drovers whip of the character referred to which will be comparatively simple in construction, inexpensive in manufacture, and durable in use.

My invention will be more fully described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the same is illustrated as embodied in two convenient and practical forms, and in which- Figure l is a longitudinal section through the stock of the whip, a portion of the lash being shown in section; Fig. 2, a view of a modification showing the stock in a longitudinal section and a portion of the lash in elevation, and Fig. 3 an elevational view of the embodiment of my invention shown in Fig. l.

Similar reference characters are used to indicate similar parts in the same figures of the drawings.

My improved whip in the forms illustrated consists, essentially, in a stock within which is a tubular support, around which the stock is secured, a rod extending through the tubular support and rotatably mounted therein, one end of such rod projecting into the whiplash, to which it is secured, and the other end projecting beyond the tubular support and being rotatably located within the end of the stock. A tubular extension on the lash overlaps the end of the stock, thereby concealing the end of the tubular support and also the end of the rod projecting from such tubular support. y

Referring more particularly to Figs. l and 3 of the drawings, reference-letter A indicates the stock, consisting in an outer covering F, preferably of leather sewed together at the adjoining edges, as shown in Fig. 3, and filling E of any suitable material sufficient in thickness to give the stock the desired diameter. lVithin the filling E is a hollow support which may conveniently consist in a section of pipe, around which the filling and covering of the stock are secured. A rod C extends through the hollow support D and projects therefrom at its opposite ends. Such rod may conveniently comprise a bolt, the head of which is of a diameter greater than that of the hollow support D, thereby preventing the bolt from moving relatively to the hollow support in a direction opposite to such head. Upon the screw-threaded end of the bolt are nuts y, one

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of which is securely fastened to the bolt in any suitable manner-as, for instance, by upsetting the screw-thread at a point adjacent to the end of the hollow support D. f The diameter of the nut being greater than that of the support D, the bolt C is prevented from moving longitudinally with respect to said support. The second nut y is located a short distance from the first and is for a purpose subsequently .to be described.

The lash of the whip (indicated by referenceletter B) comprises a filling material and an outer covering,a portion Grof which surrounds the nuts y and extends a short distance toward the butt-end of the stock-namely, to a point h-where it is divided into a number of strips H, which are bent back and surround vthe portion G and are then plaited to the end of the lash. The portion G is forced between the nuts y and secured by any suitable means-as, for instance, by a cord g-which is wrapped around the covering G and depresses the same between the nuts y. Filling material b, preferably formed of leather, surrounds the end of the bolt, which projects beyond the nuts y and is made of a thickness sufficient io give the large end of the lash the diameter desired, such filling material gradually diminishing toward the end of the lash, thereby giving the requisite taper to the whip. From the point 7L the several strips H of the outer covering of the lash are interwoven with strips I to a point adjacent to the nuts y, thereby forming a tubular extension which overlaps the end of the stock, but loosely engages the same, so as to permit a free rotary movement between such tubular extension of the lash and the end o f the stock. From a point adjacent to the nuts y the strips H are plaited around the filling b, such plaiting continuing a distance sufficient to give the lash the desired length. A band K, consisting of braided strips, surrounds the lash at the point where the plaiting commences, thereby concealin g any irregularity occurring at the point where the tubular extension I terminates and the plaiting commences. The butt-end of the stock is provided with a knob a, preferably formed of plaited leather strips, within which the head c of the bolt C is rotatably located.

The operation of the embodiment of my invention (shown in Figs. l and 3) will be clearly evident from the above description and is as follows: The lash B is rigidly secured to the rod C owing to thecovering G of the lash being depressed between the nuts y, secured to the rod C. The stock A is rigidly secured around the hollow support D, and as the lash B is securely fastened to the rod C the lash may be rotatedI freely with reference to the stock owing to the rod C being rotatably mounted within the hollow support D. Vhile the lash may be rotated freely with respect to the stock, it is firmly attached thereto, owing to the head of the bolt and the nuts y on the screw-threaded end of the bolt being larger in diameter than the hollow support D. Consequently the lash is firmly secured against longitudinal movement relative to the stock. The portion of the rod C which projects beyond the nuts y serves to strengthen or give rigidity to the large end of the lash, within which it is immovably secured, and prevents the latter from becoming broken at the point near the end of the stock, where the greatest strain is received during the use of the whip.

In Fig. 2 my invention is shown as modified so as to be applicable to a whip of the Australian type, in which the lash is formed in two parts, hinged together at a point adjacent to the end of the stock. In the modification referred to the stock is similar to that previously described and consists in an outer covering A', which surrounds and is secured to ahollow support D', sufficient filling material E' being interposed between the outer covering and the hollow support to give the stock the desired size. tably mounted within the hollow support D' and is retained therein by means of a projection or head at one end and a nut or other annular projection y' at the opposite end, such head and nut being of a diameter greater than that of the hollow support D', thereby preventing the longitudinal displacement of the rod C'. Mounted upon the rod C', adjacent to its head x', is a circular projecting disk or washer g', to which the portion of the lash G' which is secured to the stock is firmly attached by sewing or other fastening means. The portion of the lash G' is extended a short distance toward the buttend of the stock after being secured to the washer g'-namely, to a point L-such extension of the lash being plaited to form a tubular portion surrounding the end of the stock and concealing the head of the bolt. The lash proper, B', is looped through the portion G', and thereby flexibly secured thereto. The portion B' of the lash continues from the part h' to the end of the whip and consists in a filling material around which the outer covering is plaited or otherwise secured. A knob a', preferably formed of plaited strips of leather, is located around the butt-end of the stock and forms a covering for the nut y'. The operation of this modification of my invention is similar to the operation of the form previously described in that the stock surrounds and is firmly secured to a tubular sup port within which a rod is rotatably supported, such rod being firmly secured to a portion of the lash, thereby permitting the latter to revolve freely with respect to the stock.

From the foregoing description it is eviA dent that I have produced a .drovers whip in which the lash is firmly secured to the stock and yet may freely rotate relatively thereto without injury either to the stock or to that portion of the lash which engages therewith. It is also evident that I have produced a du rable whip for the additional reason that the A rod C is rota-l IOO III)

stock will not be split when used as a club, as is customary with drovers, owing to the hollow support being preferably formed of metal, which renders the stock capable of dealing a heavy blow without injury thereto.

lVhile I have described more or less precisely the details of construction, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself thereto, as I contemplate changes in form, the proportion of parts, and the substitution of equivalents as circumstances may suggest or render expedient without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a drovers whip, the combination with a lash, of a stock having a central opening therethrough, a rod extending through and rotatably mounted in said opening and having an end projecting beyond said stock, said end being surrounded by and secured to the lash, and a tubular extension on said lash overlapping the end of said stock and concealing the projecting end of said rod, substantially as described.

2. In a drovers whip, the combination with a lash, of a stock having a central opening therethrough and also having a hollow knob on one end thereof, a rod extending through and rotatably mounted Within said opening and having its ends projecting beyond the stock, one of said ends being surrounded by and secured to the lash and the other of said ends being rotatably located within and inclosed by saidhollow knob on the end of the stock, substantially as described.

3. In a drovers whip, the combination with a stock having a central opening therethrough, of a rod extending through and ro tatably mounted within said opening, an enlargement on one end of said rod of a diameter greater than that of said opening and located outside of the butt-end of said stock, a lash within which said rod extends, and a fixed enlargement on the portion of said rod which extends within the lash, the latter surrounding said enlargement and being thereby rigidly secured to said rod, whereby the lash and rod are relatively immovable while the lash and stock are freely relatively rotatable, substantially as described.

4. In a drovers whip, the combination with a lash, of a stock, a hollow support within said stock around which the latter is secured, a rod extending' through and rotatably mounted within said hollow support, one end of said rod projecting beyond said hollow support and being surrounded by and secured to the lash, and a tubular extension on said lash overlapping the end of said stock and thereby concealing the end of said hollow support and the projecting end of said rod, substantially as described. 5. In a drovers whip, thecombination with a stock having a central opening there through, of a bolt extending through androtatably mounted within said opening, a head on said bolt larger than the diameter of said opening, a lash a portion of which adjacent to the large end thereof surrounds an extenda ed portion of said bolt, and means for rigidly securing said portion of the lash to said extended portion of the bolt, whereby the lash and rod are relatively immovable both longitudinally and rotatably while the lash and stock are freely relatively rotatable, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES R. LOCKIVOOD. lVitnesses:

GEO. L. WILKINSON, J. l). WiBoRc. 

